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Record 1 2006-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
  • Cartography
DEF

... in seismology, a line passing through points at which the difference between arrival times of seismic waves from two reflecting surfaces is equal.

CONT

Whole rock Rb-Sr isochron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique
  • Cartographie
DEF

[...] courbe joignant les points à partir desquels le temps de propagation d'une onde sismique jusqu'à la surface du sol est le même.

CONT

Isochrone établie par la méthode Rb-Sr sur roche totale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
  • Geofísica
  • Cartografía
DEF

Línea que une todos los puntos de la superficie terrestre donde una onda sísmica llega al mismo tiempo.

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